WO2001041993A2 - Procede de diffusion sous vide a double enveloppe et systeme de fabrication de composite avance a faible cout - Google Patents

Procede de diffusion sous vide a double enveloppe et systeme de fabrication de composite avance a faible cout Download PDF

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WO2001041993A2
WO2001041993A2 PCT/US2000/033163 US0033163W WO0141993A2 WO 2001041993 A2 WO2001041993 A2 WO 2001041993A2 US 0033163 W US0033163 W US 0033163W WO 0141993 A2 WO0141993 A2 WO 0141993A2
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Bruce Harshman
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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  • CAPRI Controlled Atmosphere Pressure Resin Infusion
  • Jack Woods et al. control the differential pressure by reducing the pressure below atmospheric in the resin feed tank.
  • a vacuum pump evacuates the volume under the vacuum bag while, simultaneously, reducing the pressure over the feed resin.
  • Pressure in the vacuum bag might be 20 inches Hg below atmospheric and " 5 inches Hg in the feed pot for a differential pressure to drive resin infusion of 15 inches Hg (-0.5 atm).
  • Bag side roughness and mark off is a common problem experienced with prepreg processing and bag liquid molding processes. Cauls and intensifiers are often used on the bag side of the laminate to improve surface finish. These surface enhancements, however, are not particularly effective in the Palmer or Seemann process because of the flow medias used.
  • the coarse knotty knit flow media and the bag offset materials described in the Seemann process result in bag side mark off on the parts even in the presence of peel ply separator. Mark off occurs because of localized high pressure at the knit knots or bag offsets with relatively low pressure in surrounding areas. The uneven pressure distribution produces a relatively lumpy bag side surface. Fiber volume and fiber content varies.
  • Palmer uses glass bleeder cloths to form part of his flow media pack. Layers of dry glass cloth tend to bunch, buckle, and bridge under vacuum causing severe mark off problems even on simple geometric part configurations, not to mention the complications that arise in more complex assemblies.
  • dry preforms are available for constructing infused components. Both Seamann and Palmer use dry preforms. The options include standard weaves, warp knit materials, 3D braids, 3D woven materials, stitched preforms, Z-pinned preforms, continuous strand mats, and chopped fiber preforms. Many dry preform materials are fragile, easily distorted, damaged, or frayed from simple customary manufacturing operations. Distinct ply dropoffs, part tailoring, and net shapes are difficult to achieve in complex finished parts made from dry preforms. Dry preforms also tend to have excessive bulk for layup of complex shapes where bulk must be minimized to eliminate wrinkling and bagging issues.
  • Desired binder content ranges from about 1 to 10 wt % (i.e., by weight) but typically are from about 3 - 7 wt %.
  • the desired weight percent depends on the weight and thickness of the preform and the natural or inherent degree of tack in the binder.
  • the resin must be gelled immediately after part infusion. If you leave the vacuum active on the part, resin from the source is pulled through the preform during the gelling. The resin supply must remain connected to prevent the part from being depleted in resin. For most resins, gelation is initiated thermally. Heating the part to gel the resin in the preform also heats the bulk resin which can lead to a hazardous exothermic condition, including evolution of toxic smoke.
  • Resin wave front control produces clean infusions without surface porosity, voids, dry spots, or resin rich zones. Seemann uses thick coarse flow media to direct resin to the underlying preform and bag offsets. The media and offsets create a highly permeable space for rapid resin migration laterally in the bag. The speed of infusion, however, can lead to trapped air or surface porosity defects or voids as the resin percolates down through the thickness of the preform. Lateral flow can exceed downward wetting of the preform, trapping air in pockets. Air trapped behind the wave front becomes difficult to remove from the infused part. Bubbling as air escapes can make it difficult to establish an end point for the infusion.
  • the key to successful infusions is not the speed with which the preform is infused, but rather the quality of the infusion. Maintaining a controlled wave front with lower permeability flow media over the preform gives cleaner infusions.
  • the flow media we prefer to use should allow the resin to flow laterally slowly enough that the resin can uniformly drop down through the preform to wet out and completely fill the preform with a wedge shaped flow profile.
  • the resin front on the bag side of the preform is only 2 or 3 inches ahead of the resin front on the tool side of the preform assuming flow media is placed only on the bag side of the preform and infusion includes lateral flow through the media followed by downward flow to fill the preform.
  • the bag's modulus drops at elevated temperature where it more easily elongates. As the bag elongates, it fits better and better to the underlying preform material, eliminating all but the most severe of bag bridges.
  • an Airweave N-10 breather between our inner and outer bag has a tendency to bridge over part discontinuities and to fold in areas of excess bulk.
  • the breather and the outer bag are placed over the inner bag with vacuum to seat the breather temporarily.
  • the outer bag and the breather are removed.
  • the breather usually is then, cut and darted to allow a perfect fit.
  • the breather, elastomeric materials that form the outer bag, and the breather network can usually be reused. Therefore, preferred embodiments of our process produce composites with low void contents, minimal surface porosity, excellent thickness control, and high fiber volume.
  • the preferred process provides high vacuum integrity, eliminates resin channeling and poor wave front control. It greatly reduces bag side mark off. It reduces the plumbing complexity and improves manufacture of wide composites. Finally, our preferred process reduces resin waste.
  • Fig. 3 is an isometric of a preferred conformal tube fairing.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a system for converting a vacuum line into a feed line without introducing air into the infusion.
  • Fig. 5 is a robotic spray system for applying a binder or tackifier to a preform.
  • Fig. 6 is an isometric of a preferred clamp for restraining the vacuum tubes to assure vacuum integrity.
  • Fig. 7 shows the typical plumbing used for infusing an I-beam stiffened panel.
  • FIG. 1 One embodiment of our double bag vacuum infusion process is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Advanced processing concepts are shown in Figures 3 through 6.
  • a double bag process improves vacuum integrity (desirable for large infusions) and reduces movement of the bagging material away from the preform behind the wavefront (i.e., "relaxation"), as sometimes occurs with a single bag.
  • the basic processing steps are:
  • Tooling details for incorporating internal features into the molded part are typically achieved using blocks of aluminum or other suitable materials that sandwich stiffening elements desired for the preform. These tool details even conveniently allow consolidating and net trimming of some of these preform features before installing the features into the mold. Being able to consolidate these stiffening elements ahead of time eases the preform layup, reduces overall cycle time, and permits precision features to be made without risking damage to the underlying skin.
  • Split elastomeric hat mandrels used to produce contoured blades, can be molded in our process. The flat hat mandrels are cast or water jet cut from a slab of rubber. Because the mandrel halves are made from elastomeric material, the flat sections can be forced to twisting contours. With the hat mandrel sections sandwiching the preform material, the assembly can be forced to the skin contour in a way that eliminates gaping. This technique effectively resolves some assembly or joining problems that can be experienced with more rigid, precision machined, metal tooling.
  • PYREX glass project plates and tooling bars allow direct visual observation of the resin flow front as the preform is being infused.
  • the leading edge of a resin wave front has a low angle tapered cross-section through the preform thickness.
  • the infusion process goes through a cyclic fill and drain process if the flow rate in the vacuum tubes is not regulated to a low rate prior to final tube closure.
  • Glass tooling is valuable for studying the infusion process and learning to control it, because the tooling allows visual inspection throughout the process. Glass tolling, however, is likely impractical for many production processes.
  • the internal tooling for the stiffening elements must be precisely located in the mold because of typical interface requirements with joining hardware.
  • Several techniques can be used for precisely locating the tooling, including removable tool stops, pins in offal regions or bolt locations, alignment guides, or high power rare earth magnets for holding the tooling in place.
  • Complex co-cures can be produced with excellent dimensional control of the various part features.
  • Sandwich structures with foam, stitched foam, potted honeycomb, film adhesive sealed honeycomb, and syntactic foam cores can also be produced. It may also be possible to infuse structures with properly treated metallic inserts to produce hybrid laminates, such as Boeing's Ti/Gr materials. Perforated or non- perforated etched titanium foils can be interleaved with composite preforms to make high load bearing locations where composites might otherwise fail. High stress composites, such as helicopter bulkheads or pyrotechnically deployed missile wings, are examples where local or isolated titanium interleaving might be used to advantage.
  • Binder solution is then sprayed on the exposed side of the cloth, although both sides can be sprayed if desired.
  • the spray can be applied from a hand held gun or from a robotically mounted gun for more precise deposition.
  • the spray parameters are tuned so that fine, uniformly dispersed beads of resin are deposited on the surface of the preform, while attempting to minimize resin wi eking into the preform.
  • Liquification of the applied binder with heat allows the binder to wick into the preform when tack is no longer important to achieve appropriate positioning.
  • the wicking action of the binder into the preform while under bag pressure allows further consolidation of the layup.
  • the resin does not appreciably advance its degree of cure during the heated vacuum dry out procedure or during possible elevated temperature infusion operations, it may be able to bond chemically with or be dissolved into the infusion resin.
  • Binder systems which significantly advance (i.e., either partially cure or begin to crosslink) prior to infusion can only form relatively weak mechanical bonds with the infusion resin. Binders with high degrees of cure have been shown to reduce some composite properties by as much as 10 %.
  • CoAcAc Cobalt Acetyl Acetonate 0.086% by weight Dinonyl Phenol 1.572 % by weight MEK 19.745% by weight
  • solvents or diluents can be used such as acetone, N-methyl- pyrrolidinone (NMP), methyl isobutyl ketone (MiBK), water, reactive diluents and others.
  • Diluent changes can be used to modify spray characteristics and increase room temperature tack of sprayed, low tack, semi-solid binder resins.
  • Solvent retention in the sprayed binder can be achieved through the use of lower volatility solvents (i.e., solvents with lower room temperature vapor pressure) or solvents which have higher affinity for the given resin material.
  • the solvent retained in the applied binder plasticizes the resin and typically increases room temperature tack characteristics of low tack resins.
  • the solvent in the binderized preform materials can be subsequently removed prior to resin infusion during the heated, vacuum dry out procedures.
  • Transfer efficiencies are on the order of 50-60 % with typical air assisted airless spray processes. These efficiencies can potentially be increased over 90 % with the use of electrostatic liquid spray technologies.
  • the binder contents on the cloth typically range between 1 and 10 wt %, although 3 - 7 wt % is more typical.
  • Lighter weight cloths, such as 5HS generally need higher binder content than thicker preforms, such as multi-axial warp knits, because the tack is more related to surface area than volume or weight of the preform.
  • Preforms with a binder content in excess of 15 wt % can experience wet out and create permeability problems during resin infusion.
  • Preform materials are typically binderized in sheets. Once the majority of the solvent has flashed after being applied, embossed polyethylene film is then placed over the binderized preform.
  • the polyethylene sheets can be cut manually with templates or with automated, numerically controlled knives on large vacuum beds to produce the required plies.
  • the binderized material can be manually spooled on large diameter cardboard tubes, sealed with Mil-B-131 bags, and placed in a freezer maintained at a temperature of about 0°F. Prior to removing binderized material from Mil-B-131 freezer bags for use, the material must be warmed to ambient conditions to prevent water from condensing on the binderized preform. Individual plies of material rather than sheets of preform can be binderized if desired to conserve binder.
  • Binder can be applied after molding to assist adhesion to the underlying mold or plies. Using dry cloth is particularly helpful where flat patterns have not been developed and trial and error assembly to close tolerance is required.
  • Tow breaks on towpreg spools can be common with excessive tack between the spool wraps. Some lesser degree of breakage might also be expected with binderized tow on spools. So by applying binders to the tow material on the mandrel rather than to the tow packaged on the spool, fiber breakage can be avoided while still providing preform stability. Tow gaping voids experienced with towpregs can be eliminated when dry or binderized wound or braided preforms are infused using the process of the present invention.
  • the robot 508 carries the gun and is programmed to traverse across the preform with a constant offset from the preform 509 and a controlled velocity.
  • the spray from the nozzle typically has a flat fan pattern. Most of the spray material is deposited at the center of the fan with tapering amounts delivered at the fan edges. To compensate for this nonuniform distribution in the spray fan, the robot is programmed to overlap adjacent passes to even out the distribution. Typical pass indexing is Vi fan width. Coupling all the controls together results in consistent, uniform binder deposition on the preform. Quality control tests are performed at the startup of the process to insure the binder is delivered as desired. Noise variables can influence the binder contents realized. To compensate for noise, the robot speed can be adjusted.
  • Binderized materials can also be vacuum debulked at elevated temperatures to produce "semi-rigid preforms.”
  • the stiffness generated during the heated debulk results from binder advancement in degree of cure and/or solvent removal. Having additional stiffness and stability, these semi-rigid preforms allow simplified precision trimming. Details can be removed from the supporting tooling if handled carefully. Fewer debulking tools are needed to mass produce dimensionally stable semi-rigid preforms that can be stored temporarily. The semi-rigid preforms remain permeable and can be effectively resin infused.
  • the final collated preform should, in most cases, be debulked prior to the bagging and plumbing operations required for resin infusion. This final preform debulk allows the layers to flatten and grow in plane without edge seal interference, and provides a better starting point for layup of the inner bag components.
  • both inner and outer bag seals generally are taped down with pressure sensitive adhesive tapes to prevent bag peel. Heated, vacuum dry out process is sometimes used to cure the gum rubber seals partially offline prior to the liquid infusion. Precuring toughens the seal. If a leak is detected prior to infusion, it can easily be repaired without affecting the part. A seal failure may occur unexpectedly during the initial heating when the gum rubber softens from the heat and before it has had sufficient time to cure significantly. Using a heated, vacuum dry out process before infusing the resin, the tacky gum rubber seals are tested and cure bonded to the bags so that seal failure is unlikely to occur during the liquid infusion.
  • the curing of the elastomeric seals also makes them less susceptible to resin attack and possible contamination of the resin and preform. Besides improving seal integrity, the heated vacuum dry out process serves to remove any volatiles in the preform, seats the bags, and improves consolidation prior to the infusion step.
  • a preferable approach for porting is to deliver resin and vacuum to the part with tubes that pass through the gum rubber bag seals. With through-the-seal tube delivery, special fittings are not required and no tool perforations are required which could limit tool use for other applications.
  • a variety of tubing can be used. The tubing, however, must be chemically inert, able to withstand the thermal processing, not collapse under vacuum, and provide an effective seal with the gum rubber sealant it passes through. The tubing should also be pliable enough to be externally clamped repeatedly without cracking. It should have sufficient, repeatable memory to recover to an open position after external clamps have been removed so that in line valves and additional fittings are not required.
  • the tubing should be clear (optically transparent) or at least translucent to allow direct observation of the resin flow.
  • Polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, and TEFLON tubing meet most of the requirements, but we have found the TEFLON tubing to be optimal for handling higher temperature resins that cure at 350°F or above.
  • TEFLON tubing includes ETCFE, PTFE, FEP, and PFA types of fluoropolymers.
  • ETCFE ETCFE, PTFE, FEP, and PFA types of fluoropolymers.
  • an economical chemical etch of the TEFLON tubes maximizes adhesion of the gum rubber seals to the tubes.
  • the vacuum bag debulked preform is optimally bagged and plumbed as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • Bag sealant 2 and 3 for the inner and outer bags is placed on the tool 1 in areas masked from release agent to ideally separate the bags about 3 inches.
  • inner bag seal and edge dam or preform separations should also be about 3 inches. This separation protects inner bag 62 (Fig. 2) from possible bag attack with chemically aggressive resin systems when used in conjunction with an inert barrier film liner 61.
  • Many gum rubber bag sealant options such as Scheene Morehead 5127, are commercially available. The paper backing on the top of the sealant is left in place as a protection from contamination until the bags or tubing is installed.
  • a finely woven, porous peel ply material 59 is laid on the debulked preform 51 (Fig. 2).
  • the peel ply material can be polyester, nylon, glass coated with a suitable release agent such as FREKOTE, or TEFLON-impregnated fiberglass. Typically, TEFLON-impregnated fiberglass, such as CHR3, is used, because it has superior release characteristics and a fine surface finish.
  • Peel ply materials are generally less than 0.005 inches thick and are more typically 0.002 - 0.003 inches thick. The peel ply is generally terminated approximately V ⁇ inch from the two sides of the preform that run parallel to the flow direction, although other offsets are possible.
  • the peel ply on the resin supply and vacuum pull off ends of the preform can be flush with the ends of the preform or can extend slightly beyond the end, in which case they are tucked under or over the spiral wound springs 5 and 6 (Fig. 1).
  • Flow media 60 is then laid over the peel ply 59 (Fig. 2).
  • the flow media should be a low profile material that has high, uniform permeability relative to the preform, such as open weave fiberglass, screening material, woven metallic screens, chopped glass mats.
  • the media should drape for contouring, have contamination potential to the infusion resin, provide adequate stiffness to prevent bag mark offs on the part, and survive the required cure cycle.
  • TEFLON- impregnated, open weave fiberglass materials such as Taconics 7195 or ChemFab CHEMGLAS 1589 perform particularly well as a flow media material.
  • TEFLON- impregnated fiberglass materials are approximately 0.020 inch thick, have a uniform woven structure, are chemically inert, and are resistant to temperatures up to 600°F.
  • Their somewhat boardy (stiff) nature allows contouring and bending, but also serves to prevent bag mark off.
  • Their permeability helps to control the infusion resin wave front and prevents trapped void formation during the infusion, but can create problems for infusions with resins having very high viscosities or limited working times before thickening.
  • the flow media is typically placed directly over the peel ply and is tucked on the ends under the spiral wound springs 5 and 6. Tucking allows good resin feed coupling from the spring into the flow media and also allows the spring to be easily removed from the part after cure without causing edge delaminations.
  • Flow media can be terminated on the preform prior to the vacuum pull off spring to straighten the wave front and to correct minor resin channeling.
  • the resin velocity of the wave front is reduced when it encounters the flow media dropoff because of the higher drag. This velocity reduction in the channeled areas allows lagging portions of the wave front still in the flow media to catch up with the channeled zones so that the wave front proceeds uniformly through the flow media and approaches the spiral wound spring at the same time.
  • the sealant typically used is AirDam IB from Airtech International. This sealant is 3/8 inch wide and approximately 3/16 inch thick. Fine, milled fiberglass is incorporated into the sealant for flow reduction. In some cases, we use the higher flow, AirDam I sealant.
  • the sealant tape is stacked in layers in long strips to approximate the thickness of the preform. Excessive sealant thickness may cause the inner bag to bridge the preform around its periphery. Insufficient sealant thickness may in extreme cases cause edge tapering in the preform from localized bag stresses.
  • a continuous strip of sealant covered with a release film is laid tightly around the periphery of the preform to contain the infusion fluid until it is solidified during cure.
  • Resin containment is essential to prevent resin bleed and loss of hydrostatic pressure on the part, especially between the time that the vacuum and supply tubing is clamped and cut and the resin ultimately gels or solidifies.
  • the inner bag 62 or the barrier film liner 61 fits around the preform assembly to prevent channeling and provides the necessary fluid containment without the edge seals.
  • a vacuum tube mounted on a stiffener for example, can be used to infuse that stiffener and thereafter be converted into a feed line for the next infusion bay or section ( Figure 4).
  • This conversion between feed and vacuum uses a T or Y fitting.
  • One leg of the T connection is connected to a resin supply, but can be clamped or closed with a valve while the other leg is left open and connected to the vacuum drop out tank. Once resin begins to fill the vacuum line and clears the T fitting with no bubbles, the tube exiting the bag is closed and the leg to the resin supply is opened.
  • the supply tube fills with resin and purges air from all tubing. Once the tubes are filled, the vacuum line leading to the drop out tank is closed and the tube exiting the bag is opened allowing a new resin supply to feed the preform.
  • Tubing 8 is cut to the required lengths to connect the feed and vacuum pull off springs to the resin container source 14 and the vacuum drop out tank 9 (Fig. 1), respectively.
  • TEFLON tubing made from FEP, ETCFE, PTFE, or PFA can be used for resins that cure between 250°F and 600°F. Lower cost tubing is available for lower temperature exposures.
  • One end of each tube 8 is dipped in an etchant such as (Tetraetch from
  • the tubing is elliptically flattened in 1 or 2 inch wide bands where it will interface with sealant. Flattening the tubes in these areas increases the sealant support area and results in less cutting action through the sealant when the preform is bagged and the sealant softens. Heating occurs throughout the process during vacuum dry out, infusions, and cure.
  • the tubes are heated to about 600°F or higher with a standard heat gun and then compressed in a vise. The vise has a stop set at a desired thickness to prevent tube collapse and to flatten the tubes repeatably to the same thickness.
  • the tubes can be quenched in water after flattening and dried or air cooled to room temperature.
  • the etched ends of the tubes are preferably attached to the springs 5 & 6 with pressure sensitive adhesive tape wraps, such as FLASHBREAKER, KAPTON or other high temperature resistant tape.
  • pressure sensitive adhesive tape wraps such as FLASHBREAKER, KAPTON or other high temperature resistant tape.
  • each spring is inserted a short distance into the joining tubes given the mating diameters.
  • the cut ends of the feed spring are bent toward the center of the spring to prevent possible bag puncture.
  • the backing paper over the bag seals in the tubing locations is torn and peeled back to expose the sealant.
  • the tubes and springs are seated directly over the bag sealant.
  • Tube strain relief devices 25 are installed. These U-shaped channels 25 (Fig. 6) have a channel depth less than the outside diameter of the associated tube to create a slight interference fit.
  • a chemically resistant, lightweight, stretchable outer film 64 such as Airtech International's A4000 or Wrightlon 5200 FEP TEFLON film, over the assembly to provide additional protection for the inner bag 62 from resin attack, bag punctures, or resin leakage past the edge seal for infusions that occur at temperatures below about 350°F.
  • a film covers the entire preform layup and edge seal and runs up close to the inner bag seal.
  • polyethylene or polypropylene films can be used.
  • a vacuum source 11 is connected to the drop out tank 9 to pull vacuum on the installed inner bag 62.
  • the vacuum line typically has quick connect fittings on both ends allowing it to be easily attached to the drop out tank and vacuum source.
  • the vacuum level is checked with a precision, vacuum test gauge or vacuum transducer 12. If the part has an obviously low vacuum level as indicated by the gauge or signals from the vacuum pump, the bag and connections are checked with a leak detector until the leak is found and repaired. With a high efficiency vacuum pump, the vacuum level should exceed 28 inches of Hg. A vacuum in excess of 29 inches of Hg is preferred because it provides additional preform compaction.
  • AIRWEAVE N-10 or SUPERWEAVE UHT 800 Breather 63 (Fig. 2) is placed over the inner bag and extends close to but not in contact with the outer bag sealant 55.
  • the breather can be fiberglass cloth, fiberglass mats, flow media, or steel wool (for infrared flow front detection).
  • the preferred temperature cycle for the vacuum drying depends on the preform materials in the bagging system. In a typical infusion, the tool, preform, and bagging materials are heated rapidly to 250°F, held at that temperature for 1 hour, and cooled to the infusion temperature.
  • This cycle has a high enough temperature to melt the binder material, to drive off residual carrier solvents, and to wick the binder into the preform. This temperature is low enough to prevent significant advancement in the degree of cure.
  • the cycle may be 1 hour at 250°F.
  • the heated, vacuum dry out cycles will vary, but, in general, they have very positive effects on the overall infusion process.
  • the resin selected will dictate a number of the processing parameters selected for the infusion process, including the mixing and dispensing techniques, infusion temperature, flow lengths, working times, degree of temperature control, flow lengths, and flow media selection.
  • Preferred resins from a processing perspective have some or all of the following characteristics: a. Long pot lives at the infusion temperature (several hours or more) to allow complex infusions and to ease timing constraints; b. 1 or 2 part resins for mixing simplicity; c. Can be mixed and infused at room temperature for out of oven operation, operator comfort, improved process control, more rapid processing with simpler and less equipment, allow simplified realtime mass balances, and are more readily adapted for recirculation techniques; d.
  • Preferred resins include Bryte Technologies EX-1510 and EX-1545, cyanate esters, ATARD Laboratories SI-ZG 5A anhydride based epoxy, and Cytec- Fiberite's 823 epoxy.
  • Preferred resins are low viscosity liquids at room temperature and consequently do not require heating for infusion.
  • Some resins such as Ciba Geigy's 8611 are thick viscous liquids at room temperature (between say 1,000-10,000 centipoise) and must be heated to relatively low temperatures (between 100-160°F typically) to reach an acceptable viscosity (less than 400 centipoise).
  • the mixing For viscous liquids, the mixing must be performed on a hot plate with subsequent de-airing in a vacuum oven to prevent cooling.
  • the mixing, heating, and de-airing operations could also be performed in a jacketed vacuum mixer equipped with heating capabilities. Careful temperature monitoring is usually necessary to establish uniform desired temperature in the blend and avoid possible hazardous exothermic conditions.
  • Semi-solid materials are most efficiently dispensed and heated using a Graco hot melt dispenser. These resins are normally de-aired in vacuum ovens to minimize cooling. Once the resin is mixed, heated (if required), and de-aired, the mass of resin to be charged to the system can be determined.
  • the amount of resin required for an infusion is typically the sum of the resin required to fill the tubes, preform, flow media, plus an excess working quantity of between 400 and 1000 grams. The amount of excess required is dependent on the part configuration, the number of supply containers, and whether recirculation techniques are employed.
  • mass balances can be performed to estimate the resin content or fiber volume of a given part prior to cure.
  • the weight of the preform can be measured directly or be estimated from known preform ply areas and nominal areal weights. With the resin and preform weights and density (i.e., specific gravity), resin content and fiber volume can be easily determined.
  • mass flow rates, fluid velocities, percent preform fill, and fiber volumes can be determined at every stage of the infusion.
  • the drop out scale For the drop out scale to work properly and have sufficient sensitivity, it must be placed inside the vacuum drop out tank with vacuum seals to route the power supply and feed back to the data acquisition equipment.
  • the resin When the resin must be infused at elevated temperature onto a hot tool, the operation must be performed in an oven or the tool and /or resin must be heated.
  • the infusion can be performed in practically any convenient location or in the oven directly. If the infusion is performed outside the oven, processing capacity is maximized. When infusions are performed outside the oven, it is important that vacuum level in the outer bag does not decrease during the transfer from the infusion site to the oven for cure.
  • the end of the feed line 8 is cut with a tube cutter to remove the portion of the tube with the sealant plug.
  • An external constricting device is installed on the feed tube to reduce the flow rate of the resin in the initial phase of the infusion. Without this feed constraint, the resin tends to shoot into the part too rapidly and can trap voids behind the wave front that are difficult to remove.
  • the end of the feed tube is placed in the feed container 14 near the base and is secured.
  • the feed can may be tilted at an angle with the feed tube positioned in the lowest location to minimize the amount of resin required to prevent air from entering the tube and bagged preform.
  • the sheet metal or welding clamp is removed. After a few minutes of infusion, the constricting device is normally removed from the feed tube to speed the infusion rate.
  • the resin When resin reaches the vacuum end of the preform, the resin will fill the vacuum tubes, and, then, cascade into the drop out can 10. Because the vacuum tubing has very high permeability relative to the preform, the fully wetted preform can be drained locally on the vacuum end resulting in loss of hydrostatic pressure on the resin in the preform. As the preform drains, the resin flow into the vacuum tubing decreases. At some point the resin feed to the preform exceeds the draining and the preform will begin to fill again. The process of filling and draining the preform locally at the vacuum end of the preform will cycle repeatedly unless active measures are taken. Bubbling in the vacuum tube is often associated with this phenomenon. The rate of the bubbling increases as the preform drains and decreases as the preform fills.
  • the resulting part will have surface porosity and in more severe cases, internal porosity. These defects will typically be located on the vacuum end of the preform. Consequently, it is essential to cut, clamp, and seal the lines when the preform is full.
  • the vacuum lines should be throttled or choked to a near closed position until the mass flow rate of resin through the preform equals the mass flow rate in the vacuum tube.
  • the resin feed to the preform and the tubes exceed the pull off capability downstream of the choke point. Consequently the preform will completely fill.
  • the mass flow rates in the preform will eventually decrease to match the mass flow rate beyond the choke point.
  • the bubbling action associated with the fill and drain phenomena ceases.
  • the vacuum tube between the preform and the tube choke point eventually fill with bubble free resin.
  • the system normally reaches a quasi- steady state after approximately 15 minutes of choke flow processing.
  • the feed and vacuum tubes are clamped closed simultaneously with sheet metal or welding pliers.
  • the vacuum source is disconnected from the drop out tank. Both vacuum tubes and the feed tube are cut near the welding pliers.
  • the resin in the vacuum tubes is sucked into the drop out tank and the resin in the feed tube drains into the feed container.
  • the process results in complete resin reclamation and allows near time mass balances to be performed.
  • the ends of the cut vacuum tubes and feed tube are sealed with pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and then wrapped with vacuum bag sealant tape.
  • the tube seals are simply a redundant measure to prevent air from entering the inner bag in the event the welding pliers fail to isolate the inner bag from atmospheric pressure.
  • the bulk resin in the feed can and the drop out can is removed from the oven to prevent unwanted hazardous exothermic reaction. Likewise, all other tool and consumable materials are removed prior to closing the oven for cure.
  • a vacuum tube mounted on a stiffener can be used to infuse that stiffener and thereafter be converted into a feed line for the next infusion bay or section ( Figure 4).
  • This conversion between feed and vacuum uses a T or Y fitting.
  • One leg of the T connection is connected to a resin supply, but can be clamped or closed with a valve while the other leg is left open and connected to the vacuum drop out tank.
  • resin begins to fill the vacuum line and clears the T fitting with no bubbles
  • the tube exiting the bag is closed and the leg to the resin supply is opened.
  • the supply tube fills with resin and purges air from all tubing. Once the tubes are filled, the vacuum line leading to the drop out tank is closed shut and the tube exiting the bag is opened allowing a new resin supply to feed the preform.
  • Our process might be usable to produce carbon/carbon and ceramic matrix composites through multiple infusions, cures, and densification of the same preform materials.
  • Low temperature curing resins have the advantage that they can be cured on low cost tooling with better dimensional control, particularly on complex co- cured assemblies. Some room temperature curing resins have hazardous exothermic reactions in bulk quantities. To circumvent this problem, special meter mix, vacuum de-airing equipment is necessary to dispense resin into the supply can on demand.
  • Postcure requirements depend on the infusion resin and the desired operating temperature of the structure. Postcure may be performed on the bond jig tooling, simple support fixtures, or free standing with or without glass fabric covers to protect from oxidation or foreign contamination. If postcure is desired, generally it subjects the composite to a temperature cycle for an extended period.
  • Trim and Inspection Typically composites, including those made using our process, must be trimmed around the periphery to the final, desired dimensions for the part. Trimming can be done with a router, water jet cutter, by rough cutting and grinding to a trim line, or any other appropriate method. Certain features, such as blade stiffeners, and pi or clevis type joints can be net molded using "soft" or “hard” binderized preforms or fibrous preforms without binders, such as multiaxial wa ⁇ knit fabrics that are inherently stable. Deflashing excess resin is the only operation required. Net molded features can be laid up in the net configuration or oversized as a preform. For oversized preforms, the layup can be trimmed before infusing using the layup tooling as a trim guide.
  • Soft binderized preforms can be cut flush with the tool blocks after a room temperature or low elevated temperature vacuum bag debulk to provide definition and consolidation.
  • Semi-rigid "hard” binderized preforms tend to give better edge definition when trimmed. These semi-rigid preforms are typically made using an elevated temperature vacuum bag debulk.
  • the composites can, then, be inspected using any one or all of many nondestructive inspection (NDI) techniques of the type typically used to inspect autoclave- cured composites, including ultrasonic and radiographic techniques. Inspection may be avoided if certain in-process controls are used throughout the manufacturing process.
  • NDI nondestructive inspection
  • optically clear tooling made, for example, from PYREX or LEXAN, and optically clear or translucent tubing provide indications of quality during the infusion.
  • mass balances, infrared flow front detection, imbedded sensors, or flush tool mount sensors can provide in-process indications of quality.
  • Visual inspection of the laminates after processing generally is a good indicator of their quality. If the laminates do not have surface porosity (particularly on the tool side), if the thickness is within nominal limits, and if the composite rings when "coin tapped" (see, e.g., US Patent Application 08/944,885), the laminates will likely pass ultrasonic inspection.
  • FIG. 9 Another example of the capability to produce complex structure with our preferred process is shown in Figures 9 and 10.
  • the intersecting blade stiffened panel uses binderized material for forming the intersecting blades on simple aluminum block tools. Binderized material can be used if desired, but it is unnecessary for the skin 905.
  • To infuse the preform only one feed line and one vacuum line are required provided the preform is vertically infused and novel passive vacuum chambers (PVCs) are used. The part is bagged in the horizontal position. Once bagged, the base plate can be flipped in the vertical orientation without any bagside tool movement. As the preform is infused, the resin fills the vertical blade with no plumbing required. Passive vacuum chambers are used to pull resin into the horizontal blades and provide some limited purge capability. Air Dam I gum rubber sealant is used at the ends of the blades in conjunction with the flow media to eliminate mark off at the blade terminations. The intersecting blades are net molded with only minimal flash removal required.
  • Figure 11 shows the bagging for a multiple J-stiffened panel. Again, the preform is bagged horizontally and flipped vertically for the infusion.
  • One feed line is used at the bottom of the skin and one vacuum line at the top of the skin.
  • the two outside J stiffeners use passive vacuum chambers to pull resin into the stiffeners and to provide some limited purge capability.
  • the center J stiffener has an active vacuum tube or spring. Once the resin is pulled into the J and purged, the vacuum line is converted to a feed line using the techniques previously described. This conversion method permits fabrication of very wide assemblies with no mark off from plumbing devices.
  • CTFs Conformal Tube Fairings
  • the outer bag in the double bag system reduces thermal oxidation of the inner bag. This translates into a stronger bag that is less susceptible to leakage during cure at high temperatures.
  • the outer bag and breather buffer the inner bag from handling damage that can occur in many ways.
  • the outer bag applies pressure to the inner bag seals and improves the sealing effectiveness of those seals.
  • the pressure on the inner bag seals overcomes bag peel stresses that can open up leaks, particularly at pleated seal locations. Because the outer bag encapsulates the inner bag, seals can not be worked loose in the convective environment typically found in ovens. If a leak should occur in the inner bag, the result is not necessarily catastrophic as it generally is for single bag infusions. A leak in the inner bag will cause resin to flow into the outer bag.
  • a ruptured bag in a single bag environment allows air to enter the bag.
  • the bag can swell and porosity can be continuously introduced into the laminate, catastrophic failure.
  • Bag integrity differences between single bag infusion techniques and double bag techniques may not be significant when producing small, simple, low value composites.
  • large and/or complex composite assemblies, such as composite wings the significance of the integrity differences is dramatically amplified. It is wise and prudent to use the double bag technique over single bags when producing these types of structures. Yield, integrity, and process robustness become far more important factors in reducing overall cost than eliminating the cost associated with a second bag.

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Boeing se consacre activement à la production de cellules composites légères destinées à la fois à des applications militaires et commerciales. Un procédé de diffusion sous vide à double enveloppe de la présente invention produit une méthode de production à faible coût d'ensembles composites complexes sans autoclave. Il permet également la production de structures très innovatrices. La qualité des composites produits utilisant ce procédé de diffusion est comparable à celle des composites utilisant des préimprégnés, le laminage à la main ou le placement de fibres, et l'autoclavage.
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